United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.      )

Filed by the Registrant  ☒                            Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ☐

Check the appropriate box:

 

☐		Preliminary Proxy Statement
☐		Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
☐		Definitive Proxy Statement
☒		Definitive Additional Materials
☐		Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)
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☒		No fee required.
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		3)		Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):
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APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for

the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 7, 2018

Offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE IN PERSON.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission rules permit us to make our proxy materials available to our stockholders via the Internet.

Material for this annual meeting and future meetings may be requested by one of the following methods:

 

		To view your proxy materials online, go to www.viewproxy.com/apolloreit/2018/ Have the 11 digit control number available when you access the website and follow the instructions.       877-777-2857     TOLL FREE   requests@viewproxy.com *  If requesting material by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the company name and your 11 digit control number (located below) in the subject line. No other requests, instructions or other inquiries should be included with your e-mail requesting material.

You must use the 11 digit control number located in the box below.

 

		CONTROL NO.

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APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INC.

Offices of Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019

The following proxy materials are available to you for review at: www.viewproxy.com/apolloreit/2018/

Proxy Statement

2017 Annual Report to Stockholders

ACCESSING YOUR PROXY MATERIALS ONLINE

Have this notice available when you request a paper copy of the proxy materials or to vote your proxy electronically.

You must reference your control number to vote by Internet or request a paper copy of the proxy materials.

You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Materials On The Internet

You Will Be Asked To Follow The Prompts To Vote Your Shares

Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card.

REQUESTING A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS

By telephone please call 1-877-777-2857

or

By logging onto http://www.viewproxy.com/apolloreit/2018/

or

By email at: requests@viewproxy.com

Please include the company name and your control number in the subject line.